I want to store files from one filefield (or all files from sites/default/files) on a different server to reduce the traffic on my main server. It is a shared hosting so I can't mount a network drive.
I found one module (Storage API http://drupal.org/project/storage_api) that seems to be able to help me but I can't get it to work. If somebody knows another module that might do it, I'd appreciate a hint. If not, here is what I've done and what it does now.
Using Drupal 6, Storage API 6.x-1.2 and the filefield integration from http://drupal.org/node/1134868.
I created a container using the FTP service and a class with only that conainer. Serving is enabled for the FTP container. Now in the FTP directory two new directories were created: objects and files. I chose the storing class on the filefield and checked "Use Storage API for file storage". Now a copy of the files are stored on the FTP server when creating or updating a node. But they are placed in the objects directory and are named 1.bin, 2.bin, 3.bin etc. Also when viewing the node or a view with the files still the old local files are used.
How can I make it serve the files from the FTP server? Or, maybe the better question: What would be the usual way to do this in Drupal?
Thank you very much in advance for any hint or advice! steeph